Business chambers endorse Trade dep’t position on joining RCEP, MSME support
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REUTERS TRADE Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual’s intention to join more free trade agreements received backing from major business chambers, who declared support…
GOCC subsidies decline 82.31% as NIA gets P6.2B
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NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION PHOTO RELEASE SUBSIDIES provided to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) declined by 82.31% year on year to P7.905 billion…
Agri policy needs more bottom-up planning to meet farmers’ needs, study concludes
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS AGRICULTURE and fisheries planning needs to be more “bottom-up” to better meet the needs of farmers and fisherfolk,…
From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices
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REUTERS ERIC BROTEN had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in North Dakota, but persistent…
Tradition and transformation in single family offices
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(First of two parts) Family-run businesses require structures that are necessary to ensure a smooth transition. In the Philippines, the wealth of…
Good governance key to Marcos’ unity’ call, economic program
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THOUSANDS of supporters of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. are unfazed by the rain during a free concert held in Manila…
China not seen to budge from maritime activities after NATO branding
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. receives Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian at his campaign headquarters in Mandaluyong City on…
Health department strained to get by without new head, directives
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has yet to name his health chief despite the continuing increase in coronavirus infections and the waning…
Iloilo City suspends transport scheme limiting jeepney services
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A MODERN jeepney on the road in Iloilo City in this December 2019 photo. — BW FILE PHOTO ILOILO City Mayor Jerry…
Davao City maps out plan for 2 industrial parks
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BW FILE PHOTO THE DAVAO City government is pursuing plans to develop industrial parks with two potential sites, one each in the…